COMPETITORS from the Tees Valley will meet at a school in Eaglescliffe later this month to take part in a drama festival.

Competitors from Barnard Castle to Saltburn will be at Teesside Preparatory and High School for Girls to take part in the 57th Annual Stockton Music and Drama Festival over three weekends in November.

On Saturday it will be the turn of the speech and drama classes.

The following Saturday instrumentalists take the stage with classes for piano, recorder and woodwind. Singers will compete on Saturday, November 22.

Classes are held over three sessions each day, and spectators can attend any events. Ticket prices range from £2 to £4, depending on number of sessions.

This is the first time the festival has been held at the school, and several pupils will be among the competitors.